As the latest addition to the brewery’s range, our I.P.A. has already made a name for itself. I.P.A. stands for India Pale Ale, a British type of brew in which the alcohol percentage and hop recipe were boosted so that the beer would survive the long sea voyage to the colonies. This recipe turned out to be a real winner and quickly became popular.

Our I.P.A. is a dark-blonde beer with an emphatic, hoppy flavour. We add hops to the beer during the maturing process as well as the brewing to produce delicious aromas of flowers and grapefruit. A beer with a fruity, bitter aftertaste that lingers for a long time.

Aromas are defined by an incredible fresh grassiness, amongst floral and bready notes. The nose does also include a tropical aspect, unveiling watermelon and grapefruit, which accompanies herbal tones in a very pleasant way.

Taste reveals a fantastic, intriguing interplay between grassy herbs, with a pleasant onion sting, and juicy, fruity watermelon. The bitterness is well balanced by white-bread malts, still producing an enjoyable dryness among tropical undertones. Finishes with sweeter malts, which are standing out against a crisp, dry bitterness, which reaches its peak by unfolding an unique watermelon fruitiness, supported by a metallic, lively carbonation.

On draught at Arendsnest in Amsterdamnn appearence is pleasantly clody, radiatiing blonde, served in the brewery tulip.

Smell reminded me of home style west coast IPA, with the fresh intensity of hop oils cutting through my palate laden with deliciously estery blondes.

Taste is very oily, resinous, dank hops...and for that reason, the contrast between the earthy flavor of the continentals over the citrus of the west coast has never been more blatant to me, inspire of they're stylistically si.ilar approaches. Bittersweet with a flutter of perfect pils.

Mouthfeel is dry, a little chewy due to the oils.

Drinkablity is solid. If it wasn't for all the great options here, I'd get this twice in a row.